Self-inking hand-stamp.



H. S. FOLGER & C. L. REDFIELD SELF INKING HAND STAMP. APPLICATION-FILED JULY415. 1914.

Patented May 7,1918.

IINITD STAEg PATIENT HARRY S. FOLG-ER AND CASPER L. BEDFIELD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS? SAID FOLG-ER ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND IVIESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO B. D. SIVISHER MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SELF-INKING- HAND-STAMP.

Application filed July 15, 1914-.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, IIARRY S. Fononn and CASPER L. RnnrinLn, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Self-Inking Hand-Stamps, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to self inking hand stamps. and has for its object improvements in the construction by which a self-inking device is made for a stamp commonly used as a hand inker.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a rear elevation;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation;

Fig. 3 a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is an elevation similar to Fig. 2 but with the stamp held at near its lowest position in the frame.

In said drawings the type bands are supported in a stamp frame 11 provided with a handle 12. These parts, and the other parts held in the stamp frame 11, constitute an ordinary hand dating stamp made in various widths and of a type well known in the trade, and one which requires 110 detailed description. For convenience these parts as a whole will be designated as the stamp to distinguish the present commercial article from what is added to make a self inker.

Secured to the vertical sides of the stamp frame 11 are pins 13 and 14, so located that a line connecting their centers will be parallel with the rear inclined edges of the stamp frame 11. The pins 14: are preferably the ends of a shaft which runs through the lower part of the stamp on the center line below the stamp shaft 15. The pins 13 are, however, studs secured in the sides 11 because it would not be possible to run a shaft through the stamp at the points where it is desirable to have these pins. The band wheels 16 on the shaft preclude such shaft.

The frame for holding the stamp consists of two similar sheet metal plates 17 secured together by tie bolts 18. The reason for this construction is that stamps of given dimensions as shown in Fig. 2 are made in various widths as appearing in Fig. l, and the same side frames 17 are applicable for Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 7, 1218.

Serial No. 851,041.

all widths by simply chan ing the lengths of the rods 18.

In the plates 17 are cut slots 19 which have an incline corresponding to the incline of a center line connecting the pins 13 and 14-, so that when these pins project through the slots and are guided thereby, the stamp is held upright in the frame 17.

In the rear edges of the sides 11 of the stamp are cut racks 20, and on a shaft 21 in the frame 17 are gears 22 engaging these racks. The construction is such that when the stamp is reciprocated in the frame and guided by the pins in the slots 19, the gears will be driven to turn the shaft 21.

Secured on the shaft 21 are arms 23 connected together by a plate 24. The parts 23 and 24 are preferably made in one piece by stamping from sheet metal and then bending to the required form. The parts 23 and 24 form a holder for the pad box 25, the pad within which is adapted to engage the type faces on the lower parts of the bands 10 when the stamp is elevated in the frame 17.

On the shaft 21 is a spring 26, having one end secured to one of the gears and the other end secured to the frame 17. The action of this spring is to turn the gears 22 in the direction which will elevate the stamp in the frame.

As previously stated, the pins 13 and 14 are connected to the stamp and project through the slots 19 to guide the stamp in a direction which is parallel to the rear edges of the side plates 11 as they now exist in commercial stamps. To prevent side movement, and to further guide the stamp in the frame, the ends of the pins 13 and 14: are connected together by links 27 and screws 28. In one of these links is a notch 29 adapt ed to be engaged by a dog 30 to hold the stamp in a depressed position and with the ink-pad removed from the type faces.

What we claim is 1. The combination with a hand stamp having a frame provided with rack teeth, of an outer frame consisting of plates located on opposite sides of the stamp, said plates being provided with guiding slots parallel with the racks formed on the stamp frame, ties connecting said plates together, projections on said stamp engaging said slots to guide the stamp in the outer frame, a pad on said stem; engag'ng sad guides,

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